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Taoiseach Congratulates Prime Minister Cameron

The Taoiseach, Enda Kenny TD, has congratulated Mr David Cameron MP on his re-election as British Prime Minister.

Time to consider a new levy on the banks if the scam on variable mortgage holders continues - Hayes

Potential for job creation at former Braun site - Deering

“There is huge potential for job creation at the former Braun site as it can be developed now that it has been sold”, says Fine Gael Carlow TD, Pat Deering.

Island farmers to benefit from special payments - Harrington

Fine Gael Cork South West TD, Noel Harrington, has today (Thursday) welcomed the announcement by Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Simon Coveney TD, that a special payment is being introduced for island farmers.

Criminal Justice (Terrorist Offences) (Amendment) Bill 2014

I am pleased to support this very important legislation. As the Minister, Deputy Fitzgerald, said in her opening remarks, we already have a body of anti-terrorist legislation but the last major legislation was almost ten years ago and, since then, the geopolitical landscape has changed utterly. We have seen the inexorable growth of terrorism striking right into the heart of Europe, most recently in Paris, and also in Yemen, Tunisia and Nigeria.

Minister Coffey Announces €255,000 of funding under 2015 Rural Water Programme for Waterford

Fine Gael Waterford Minister Paudie Coffey has announced €255,000 for group water and group sewerage schemes for Waterford in 2015. Minister Coffey said he expected that vital projects such as Blenheim Sewerage Scheme can progress quickly and draw down the funding as soon as possible.

MINISTER COFFEY ANNOUNCES €7.1 MILLION FOR MAJOR SOCIAL HOUSING CONSTRUCTION PROGRAMME IN WATERFORD

Minister for Housing, Planning & Construction, Paudie Coffey, has today, May 5th, has announced €7.1 million for Waterford as part of a major social housing construction programme.

Minister Noonan outlines benefits of Living City Initiative for Kilkenny – FitzGerald

Cllr FitzGerald welcomed both the residential and t he commercial elements of the initiative which will see a boost in development of ‘Special Regeneration Areas’ (SRAs) in Kilkenny City.

Parliamentary Question addressed to the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs

To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if there are any constitutional or other barriers to allowing parents who fostered children, but could not adopt them at the time due to lack of consent on behalf of a birth parent, to adopt said foster children now that they are consenting adults; and if he will make a statement on the matter?

11 housing projects to begin in Carlow/Kilkenny as part of Government social housing strategy – FitzGerald

Cllr David FitzGerald, Fine Gael Bye Election Candidate for Carlow/Kilkenny has said today that 11 new housing projects are to begin in Carlow/Kilkenny, a total investment of over €25 million as part of the first phase of the Government’s Social Housing Strategy.